Mealey's (February 3, 2023, 9:48 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Arguing that the Lanham Act bars the registration of celebrities’ and politicians’ names as trademarks, the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) filed a petition for certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to provide guidance on whether the denial of such registrations violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....